Project plan
The schedule separates simulation, parameter mapping, model development, real-data validation, and public release work into linked work packages with explicit go/no-go points.
| WP | Focus | Months | Main output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simulation infrastructure | 1-7 | Validated transit-plus-spot simulator |
| 2 | Parameter-space mapping | 5-16 | Timing-bias regime map |
| 3 | Detection and correction pipeline | 12-22 | CNN triage and physical correction workflow |
| 4 | Real-data validation | 18-28 | Gold-standard active-system validation set |
| 5 | Open-source release | 24-30 | Documented code, examples, public outputs, and final synthesis |
| Role | Planned contribution | Support period |
|---|---|---|
| Principal investigator | Scientific leadership, modelling, validation, software architecture, publications | Full project |
| MSc bursary student | Simulation tests, data processing protocols, early parameter-space work | Months 1-12 |
| PhD bursary student | ML model development, validation pipeline, software and analysis products | Months 5-28 |
| Layer | Candidate systems | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-analysed core | HAT-P-11b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-36b, WASP-52b | Known timing-scatter and spot-contamination cases |
| Stress tests | Kepler-17b, AU Mic b, K2-25b | High-activity or young-star domain-gap checks |
| Timing controls | WASP-4b, WASP-12b, WASP-43b | TTV/orbital-decay and false-positive benchmark cases |
| Reserve benchmarks | HD 189733b, Qatar-1b | Archive-rich activity targets available if a primary candidate fails quality gates |
GJ 1214b remains a JWST atmospheric comparison example in the data-source manifest, but it is not counted inside the 12-system timing-validation roster.
| Category | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Bursaries | 1,050,000 TL | MSc months 1-12 and PhD months 5-28 |
| Equipment | 155,000 TL | One local pre-test workstation for prototyping and TRUBA run preparation |
| HPC service | 80,000 TL | TRUBA compute service for ML and selected posterior runs |
| Travel | 70,000 TL | Selective scientific meeting and dissemination support |
| TUBITAK request | 1,355,000 TL | Total requested project support |